Meet the Owned Brand Division of REVOLVE:
REVOLVE is the next-generation fashion retailer for Millennial and Gen Z consumers. As a trusted, premium lifestyle brand and go-to source for discovery and inspiration, REVOLVE delivers an engaging customer experience from a vast yet curated offering of over 45,000 products. Founded in Los Angeles in 2003 by co-CEOs Michael Mente and Mike Karanikolas, REVOLVE’s family of brands includes FORWARD and a portfolio of 24 owned brands such as Lovers + Friends, Tularosa, NBD, and RAYE.
The Owned Brand division is an industry-leading fashion design and production house based in Los Angeles. Combining data-driven merchandising with creative vision, we identify market niches and develop brands with unique aesthetics and customer appeal.
At REVOLVE, we’re redefining fashion retail for the 21st century. With a team of over 1,000 dynamic individuals, we’re seeking passionate, driven, and creative professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Follow us on Instagram @REVOLVEcareers or #lifeatrevolve to see behind the scenes.
Major Responsibilities:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Cross functional collaboration daily with PD, Design and buying
- Source and develop high quality yarn & fabric
- Identify problem areas and provide viable solutions, which includes foreshadowing any potential future issues
- Collaborate closely with Design to ensure quality intent and cost intent are clear
- Lead WIP tracking and factory performance to ensure on-time deliveries
- Lead partnership with factories to ensure cost negotiation, while also maintaining aesthetic and quality requirements
- Be the main point of contact/communicator of changes and alerts cross-functional departments (Buyers, PD, Design, Tech and Purchasing)
- Communicate with mills
- Communicate with factories
- Provide price targets and guidance within the team
- Enter all yarns into PLM and LG’s
- Managing the data entry for knits in PLM
- Build platformed yarns across brands
- Sourcing new core yarns
- Following up on all FIS’s for yarn sourced
- Working with Design cross-functionally, selecting and sourcing yarn for each season.
- Support the development and organization of a comprehensive yarn library for the R&D team.
- Partner with PLM to track, trace and maintain accurate records of all yarns
- Attend fabric shows and mill appointments as needed
- Manage multiple brands or categories to oversee the fabric research and development process to its entirety
- Complete ad-hoc tasks and assignments as directed by management
Required Competencies:
- Possess strong knowledge of yarn, fabric, quality and developments
- Knowledge of garment construction and finishing
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and leadership skills
- Strong analytical and decision making skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong ability to work independently in a fast paced environment
- Strong ability to multi-task and prioritize workload to ensure deliveries are met
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive, self-motivated, advanced knowledge of how to delegate and still meet deadlines with "get it done" attitude
- Strong attention to detail and mistakes and problem solving skills
Minimum Qualifications:
- 2 year college education
- 5 years experience in Product Development within the Knitwear Category
- Basic knowledge of PLM software, excel, outlook, google
Preferred Qualifications:
- 4 year college education
- 10 years experience in Product Development within the Knitwear Category
- Extensive knowledge of PLM software, excel, outlook, google
- Extensive knowledge of PD and Production including and how bulk is both landed/shipped and affects costing across the board
- Understanding of platforming fabrics and how this affects bottom line and T+A
- Must be able to perform efficiently with tight deadlines
- Goal driven